Hire Jim Essian

If the entry on the 35th biggest Cub killer of my time were printed out, there's a very good chance that Dave Parker would roll it up and snort the foul lines through it. Throughout the course of his 19-year MLB career, Parker killed almost as many Cub pitchers as brain cells. Though Parker was never seriously a ... Read More

The summer of 2011 feels like one that will be filled with arguments over which Chicago baseball team is slightly less bad. (HINT: It's the White Sox.) Say what you will about the Cubs, but at least they have the decency to take their beatings with dignity and respect. I mean, just look how classy they were ... Read More

No, not the Cubs. The Blue Jays. The Jays are apparently going to interview Ryne Sandberg (and Joey Cora) for their managerial position. Sandberg is still in the running for the Cubs' job along with Mike Quade and, apparently, Joe Girardi. Quade should probably get the job. He's safe, he had the team playing well at the ... Read More

If there's one thing that's absolutely infuriating about the Cubs, it's their mystifying inability to hit left-handed pitching. No, scratch that. If there's one thing that's absolutely infuriating about the Cubs, it's their 102-year championship drought. Number two is the other thing with the left-handers. A couple of offseasons ago, when Jim Hendry decided to make ... Read More

There aren't a whole lot of things you can say about Greg Maddux which Kermit didn't already say. But this Roundup is going to be dedicated to the Ph.D. of pitchers, anyhow. Thanks for all of the memories, Greg. Here's the Roundup: If HJE hasn't done a good enough job professing our man love for Maddux, is it ... Read More

After kicking Will Ohman's fat ass out of town this morning, is Jim Hendry looking to deal HJE's official whipping boy, Ryan Dempster, to the Toronto Blue Jays? Dempster is a native Canadian. Send him home, Jim. Send him home. *Thanks to Taylor for the link. ... Read More